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[News from Science @NewsfromScience]

A recent study finds ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.

Learn more: https://t.co/RvCpUflTGf

[Diego Saez Gil @dsaezgil]

The Amazon rainforest doesn't just remove ~2 billions tons of CO2 every year. It also moves ~20 billions tons of water through evotranspiration, the so-called "flying rivers", critical for planetary balance.

I wish more people knew this.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Winds in Death Valley in California were strong enough to move a temporary lake, known as Lake Manly, two miles north over the course of three days last week, the National Park Service said. https://t.co/3QCJV16Vzq

[HypnoFlick @HypnoFlick]

A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae.

Credit: Sinclair Stammers

[arkaopteris @arkaopteris]

https://t.co/Yn0C02u3Rs
Monte Carlo method for trajectory optimization # robotics

[PETA France @PETA_France]

Le test de nage forcée ne fait rien d'autre que de terrifier les animaux et de retarder le développement de nouveaux traitements efficaces pour les maladies humaines, qui manquent cruellement.
Sanofi doit cesser ce test 👇
https://t.co/XfXFGXx3wa

[PETA France @PETA_France]

Les animaux ne sont pas des jouets ou des accessoires photo.
RT si vous évitez toute attraction qui enferme et exploite des animaux sauvages.

[arkaopteris @arkaopteris]

#animalIntelligence #honeyBadgers https://t.co/dI9YHAp6fq

[PETA France @PETA_France]

La compréhension des nombres est souvent considérée comme une faculté uniquement humaine qui nous distinguerait des animaux. C'est pourtant faux !
https://t.co/6Iml9gNeaj

[arkaopteris @arkaopteris]

Gulper eel shape morphing ability in action https://t.co/j7ftN7s2ss
#nature #seacreatures

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

You’re looking at the real deal images I used to make my pinpoint landing. This is how I quickly got my bearings and picked the safest target in the last three minutes before touchdown. How it works: https://t.co/Q1dBl8ZH8x

[Tech Burrito @TechBurritoUno]

This material bends light and sound

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium (known as geoponics). These are potatoes being grown in air https://t.co/mw1t3Zzmzi

[UK-RAS Network @UKRobotics]

How a soft robot survived the deepest ocean on earth via @NatureNews https://t.co/3I75aD7arU #SoftRobotics #Oceanography

[UK-RAS Network @UKRobotics]

Engineer creates robotic glove to help strengthen grip via @BBCNews HT @bio_liberty https://t.co/uJd8WrtcSb #Robotics #AssistiveTech

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

This is how close an Asteroid missed earth on April 29, 2020.

[John Stalcup @John_Stalcup_]

I made an interactive editor for procedural generation from examples (uses my Iterative Partial Match algorithm, does not use Wave Function Collapse). Does a good job on large and complex landscape examples. Check it out! (Also cross posted on reddit (https://t.co/JQMZ8I3CRv).

[Sofía Villalpando @sofiabiologista]

Waterbear riding a Volvox!
📸 Penny Fenton